FIRST PRESTON THEN LUKE It started with Preston, the 12-year-old black Lab who lives kitty-corner from Kickie’s house in San Jose. On a walk to the park one summer afternoon, Sky spotted the handsome older fellow lounging on the lawn while his dad, Renee, worked on a car. As we passed in front of the […]
The night before Jazzy passed away, she was with Steve, Blue, and me in our usual motel room after another treatment at UC Davis, part of a fibrosarcoma research project with the American Cancer Society. When she was diagnosed, the head of the oncology department gave her two months to live. “This is an incredibly aggressive tumor,” he explained.
You’re on the side of the road You don’t know which way is down Your head is spinning out of control Since you left that little town You told them all you’d be fine You said just wait and see You packed your bags as a little girl And couldn’t wait to leave But then […]
Traveled to each oceans end Saw all seven wonders, trying to make some sense Memorized the mantra Confucius said But it only let me down Tried absolution of the mind and soul It only led me where I should not go Oh and the answer well how could I miss Something as simple as this […]
How the birds sang in the morning, how the dog barked in the yard, I guess that’s nothing much, but everything to us, and that’s what seems so hard How will we smile ever again? I’m asking you sincerely, my dear old friend The moon on the hill says we probably will My dear old […]
je ne sais quoi noun, French. An indefinable, elusive quality, especially a pleasing one: She has a certain je ne sais quoi that charms everybody. Just weeks before kickie passed away, I made an appointment for Skylar to see Dr. Andrew Sams, one of the best canine orthopedic surgeons in the country, at his eponymous clinic in Mill Valley. I was certain she needed surgery — TPLO to be […]
I’ll take it year by year Watching the dust go clear We’re all afraid to fear Or to remember How we remember Heaven help the ones who fly away Heaven help the ones who have to stay and place the blame Maybe what you think of me won’t change But I still Hold on, hold […]